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Meaning
Noun
●
The
office
or
dominion
of an
abbot
or abbess.
●
In Monasticism & Places of worship:
A
monastery
or
society
of people,
secluded
from the world and
devoted
to
religion
and
celibacy
, which is
headed
by an
abbot
or
abbess
; also, the
monastic
building
or
building
s.
●
The
church
of a monastery.
●
In British English:
A
residence
that was
previously
an
abbatial
building.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
female
given name
Abigail, from Hebrew.
●
A
diminutive
of the
male
given name
Albert, from the Germanic languages.
●
A British surname.
●
Westminster Abbey.
●
The
precincts
of the Abbey of Holyrood.
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